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		HWR_14 22 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Data centers are transitioning from AC to DC Edison did not invent the electric chair. When the inventors were trying to choose between using AC or DC he helped them decide on AC as part of his PR campaign.

anonymousiam 20 days ago [–]

These (and many other) sources cite Edison funding a campaign to use AC to electrocute animals, to show that it was more dangerous than DC.

https://www.energy.gov/articles/war-currents-ac-vs-dc-power

https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-cruel-animal-testing-be...

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